The 24-cap outside-half ceded goal-kicking duties to Alex Goode, and the England full-back duly slotted 13 points with the boot.

Farrell said his injury played no part in handing Goode the kicking duties, admitting he feels fresh for the business end of the season.

"I've trained fully for two weeks, but I've not done as much kicking," he said.

"We made the decision the other day, but Alex kicked very well so ultimately it was fine.

"We've always been prepared to put our bodies on the line for each other, we've always been a tight-knit group that wants to work hard for each other and over the years we've just got better and better.

"It's just evolved, not just our defence, but our attack, our kicking game and everything that goes with it.

"We want to get better, it's all about making sure that we're a team that doesn't pick and choose when we turn up, it's all about learning what we can from this game and making sure we get better.

"And that's how it's going to be for a long, long time hopefully.

"We'll enjoy this win, it's a big occasion for us, but we want to be used to this, we want to get better, and go on again and show what we can do in the final."